Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Japanese player elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame
- CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner also make list
- Ichiro falls one vote short of unanimous selection
Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of a unanimous selection when he was elected on Tuesday along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.
Suzuki received 393 of 394 votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Sabathia’s name was on 342 ballots and Wagner’s on 325, which was 29 more than the 296 needed for the required 75%.
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